May 6, 2013

Venice Garden & Home Tour

Living on Navy St., I am surrounded by some pretty awesome architecture: There's everything from refurbished bungalows to ultra-modern spaces to the just plain weird. I always walk by these homes imagining who lives there and what it might be like inside.

So I was excited when I heard about the Venice Garden & Home Tour.
On this annual, self-guided walking tour, you get to wander around 30 of the
most creative gardens and homes in the neighborhood, while
benefiting the Neighborhood Youth Association.

This is why I love my town. What other city would host a "dream home" tour featuring places with AstroTurf walls, a rooftop blanketed in blooms, multiple tree houses, a kitchen table "floating" over a garden or an office made out of a Home Depot shed? There was some crazy creative, jealousy-inducing, mind-blowing home porn, and I loved every second of it. As Dan put it, "This is like your Superbowl." I am totally in for next year; who's with me?